Visiting Yeosu

Last weekend I visited a couple neighboring towns to Busan. It was a great experience. I got to meet some new foreigners and experience the foreigner life outside of Busan.

First, we visited Suncheon, the location of a great hiking mountain. Very remarkable temples are found at the base of the mountain as well as on top. We met up with some friends of Zach’s who lives in another town called Yeosu.


Here they are: Zach (my neighbor in Busan), Christy, and Amanda.
There is a huge drum inside that temple. At nightfall the monks supposedly play it. Unfortunately, it was raining hard by the time we got there so there was no drumming.

Bamboo!


Here I am at a temple somewhere in the mountain. From where I am sitting I can see these amazing trees…

Then, we visited Yeosu. The population is around 300,000. Compared to Busan’s 4 million, it is considered a town.

Here is the cool bridge in Yeosu.

Here I am posing as Admiral Yi, Sun Shin. Yeosu is the birthplace of the legendary Turtle Ship invented by Yi, Sun Shin. Admiral Yi used the Turtle Ships to beat off the invading Japanese naval forces during the 7 year war. That is an actual Turtle Ship behind me! Read more about the Turtle Ships here.

Thanks to Christy and Amanda for the wonderful time in Yeosu!